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The idea is to have the button held down when it turns on. I am not sure why it was designed like that, but they wanted to have a process so that people would not crash cars while pairing a phone and driving I guess.

You only have to pair the phone ONCE. After the phone is paired you do not really need that button except to activate voice recognition.

Practicality of the bluetooth in our cars

It is appealing to have a bluetooth system in our cars. I would imagine though, with the wind buffeting of the Z8, that even the upgraded microphone would be near useless at speed with the top down. Can you share with us what you have heard from Z8 owners who have installed it?

it seems to work as well as the CPT-8000 phone system that originally came in the car. With the top down at 120 it is hard to hear the passenger next to you.

Most people are happy with the way the system works. Some guys have even gotten really creative and installed a RAZR snap in adapter to charge the phone and boost the antenna with the Z8 cellphone booster http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/248553

follow up

The Razr mod is pretty nifty.
I never used the original CPT-8000 system, so I would be curious to know how the bluetooth works at 70 mph with and without the top down. Did you receive any feedback, Martin?

For one, you can no longer activate them with the carriers because of the lack of support of E911 capabilities. If you currently have service with a carrier, you can not even change your plan or they will drop you from service.

Let's go with three ultimate kits using the RAZR Maxx! Kits need to be ready by March and should include latest ULF, best microphone, BMW pairing switch, latest CD-MP3 players, etc. and anything else that might upgrade the Z8. Feel free to contact me at [email protected].